India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who will play a key role in India's tour of Australia later this year, has said that he doesn't want to go to Australia with preconceived notions about the wickets.

Jasprit Bumrah has so far played six Tests for India.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP

India might have comprehensively defeated West Indies 2-0 in the recently concluded two-match Test series but the team’s mettle will be tested when they tour Australia later this year. Virat Kohli’s men, who lost the five-match series against England 1-4, will be visiting Australia for a four-match Test series. How good India perform on the Aussie soil would also depend on the form of Jasprit Bumrah, who has struggled with injuries lately.

The death-overs specialist, who has been rested for the first two ODIs against the West Indies, said that he didn’t want to go to Australia with a plan in mind about the wickets and will do so only after reaching there. "When I reach Australia, I will assess the wickets. Because sometimes going there with pre-conceived notions and then it doesn't happen, so you are in no space. I'll go there, see the conditions and plan according to that," Bumrah was quoted as saying by PTI.

Over the last few years, the Australian wickets haven’t been a nightmare for batsmen considering the amount of runs being scored there. "There is always bounce there but Australia now a days is known for high-scoring games well. I am not focusing too much ahead, I am focusing on whatever the next match I play. That's always been my philosophy," Bumrah added.

Bumrah, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, was rested for the two-match Test series against West Indies. He was a part of India’s Asia Cup 2018 campaign where he claimed eight wickets in four matches. In the Test series against England earlier this year, he bagged 14 wickets in three matches.

The first Test between India and Australia will be played at Adelaide on December 6. Indian team is all set to play an ODI series against West Indies beginning from October 21. Men in Blue will play five ODIs followed by three T20Is against Jason Holder’s men.

India’s tour of Australia: Don’t want to preplan for wickets Down Under, says Jasprit BumrahDescription:India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who will play a key role in India's tour of Australia later this year, has said that he doesn't want to go to Australia with preconceived notions about the wickets.Times Now